The Somerset reporter., 1887-10-05
Peerless Dyes at Geo. CnshIne's.

cret, Co.
New hair ornaments, new kid gloves
new underwear, new yarns, everything
new at Curtis.
The Baptist State Convention is in Sos
sion at Bangor this week Rev. Mr..
Hanson pastor of Bethany Baptist church
is in attendance.
Mrs. Annie Dore and little Marie, re-
turned to Boston, ON Thursday of last
week, in which city they will make their
home for the present.
Rev J. H. Little, Mrs. Little, Mrs.
Frank Forbes, Miss Kate Burrill, are
delegates to the Universal,t Convention
at Augusta, this week.
Dir. Wilbur shows the REPORTER a
mammoth rheubarb stock that grew in
his garden in Skowhegan. 1t measures
81 inches in circumference.
See notice in another column, of line
grocery and provision business that is Of
ltICu lOl SALT - ~ dhb 'f'hlii7 IVA tiiN
right man, with push and capital.
A good stock of millinery goods, and
Miss keefe in charge of the trimming de-
partment, assisted by Miss Kate Burrill,
ought to insure the Colbys fair share of
the business.
Mercer annual cattle show and fair
came off Saturday, October LIST. 1t was
well attended and was good exhibition
of stock etc A complete report OF
awards will appear next week.
Judge w. p Whltchouse and Gen. j
Manchester Haynes, of Augusta, were
guests at Hotel Coburn last night, and
took the stage for The Forks and Moose
River on hunting trip.
Mr.. Llewellyn Goodwin, Mrs. Helen
Coburn and Miss Fannie Coburn, with
Rev Mr. Hanson are the delegates from
Bethany Baptist church, to the Bangor
convention, this week.
There will be a meeting of the teachers
of Skowhegan schools at the High school
building, Friday evening next at :
O'Clock, to organize a reading club. 1t is
hoped all teachers will be present.
Mills & Burgess have a grading contract
on the Somerset extension from North
Arson, and we hear that they have Il
large crew at work. Now Skowhegan
should move for the connecting link.
a new, fast Golding Job press has been
added to the REPORTER Office machinery,
recently, which, with our other superior
presses, gives us the facilities to turn out
job work more rapidly than ever before
and in better shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. \. Whittier, of
Auburn, arrived on the noon train of
Tuesday, bringing the dead body of their
infant daughter. Funeral services will be
held at two o'clock this afternoon, at the
residence of Samuel Whittier.
Hon. Joseph A. Locks of Portland, DR..
f. f. Sleeper of Greene, and c. Deerins
Esq. of Chicago, all came to town Mon
dnv evening, registered at the lleselton
and took the Forks Stage Tuesday
morning for ride up the kennebee.
DIR. l. A. Dascomb and family have
their residence to the Walker
house, on Madison street, formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. Geo. Fairbrother. The
doctors Office remains unchanged, with
Office hours from 3 to 5 and to 9 p. IN.
only.
Capt. Tobey is getting along well with
the Notch road He has it all cut out and
grubbcd, the boulders extracted and start
ed the road machine on it yesterday. The
piece of road is a of a mile, around a
bad bog, and will be great improve
ment.
Mr.. G. S. Hill has disposed Of his
nobby little pony team, to Mr.. Geo, II,
Newhall of Fairfield, for his five year old
son. The team was shipped by Mondays
train, and ere this we expect the young
owner has excited the envy of all his
in town.
Mr.. Marcus l.. Parsons is building a
nice stand of buildings on Searls Hill,
lust west Of the new wool pulling es-
tabishment of Parsons & Pollard, where
he purposes to establish his residence.
II is finished on the outside and he has a
corps of workmcn on the inside.
Mai, Parlin has fine garden, and
among half dozen varieties of black
berries has the "Ktatinsy," late variety
that is just beyond its prime. He laid
upon the REPORTER table, yesterday,
some fine clusters, one of which con
tanned ten splendid large berries.
Charles Grover has removed his y cd
working shop from the Allen mill, to
Weston 4 Brainards mill, under the
carding machine, and formed co-pfrt-
nership with NJ. S. Adams, under the
firm name, Grover 4 Adams They arc
putting in new machinery and will do a
general woodwork jobbing business.
All orders for new advertisements aud
for changes in old advertisements shoult
in this busy advertising sc lson, be filed
at the REPORTER Office as early as Tues
day noon, the day before issue each week
otherwise they will stand an even chanc,
of getting left over, We do our best t.
accommodate our patrons, but there is {
limit to the capacity of a country print
ing Office.
Mr.. X. T. Patten continues to win fresl
laurcls as a bicycle rider in his new home
At the races held in connection with tho
oxford County fair last week, at So
Paris, the belt for the championships o
Maine, and which was first won by hin
at Elmwood Park, Norridgewock, wa
again contested for. Mr.. Pattcn was al
easy victor, against five riders, maxim;
the half mile in 1861.
The circulation of the REPORTER ha